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Up at 5am. Wide awake.
My English friend is visiting later.
7.10-45 My walk. It was surprising how much damage yesterday's downpour did to the neighbour's sloping drive. It was fine on my last walk there. Deep ruts cut in the loose gravel only a day later. It consists of asphalt road scrapings. Which has poor cohesion between particles.
I stopped to watch a contractor leveling my other neighbours' huge, graveled yard. He was using a Cat, tracked, mini bulldozer with a Smart Blade. Which has add-on wheels at the front. Presumably to flatten the ground better than the much shorter wheelbase of the prime mover.
It reminded me of using a long plane to flatten wavy wood. Though a much longer wheelbase and much shallower cut would probably have helped. At least where the ground level was concerned. Says the know it all! He was probably doing a first distribution of the huge piles of gravel. Recently dumped by massive tipper trucks. Those interested will find a dozen videos on YouTube explaining and illustrating the Cat system. It is actually very sophisticated. With laser leveling and GPS aiding automation. Even via a phone app. It can level to within a few millimeters.
8.00 First sunshine.
11.00 My friend brought cakes and we chatted for over a couple of hours.
13.45 There was a delay before the rain arrived. The radar showed we were in a dry hole. Surrounded by heavy rain.
14.00 I am having pain over my heart after eating a late lunch. Just the usual bread rolls. I just checked my blood pressure: 128/95 78bpm. A sugar bomb from eating two Danish pastries earlier? I'll check my BP again after a suitable pause. The rhythm is unusually fast and very odd. With double beats. +5 more minutes 121/90 80bpm. +5m more 123/74 79bpm. 106/72 87bpm. This is after sitting quietly for 20 minutes. +5min 104/69 76. The pain has stopped. I have had a sore throat for two days. Relevance? A stomach ache all day.
No dinner. I am still suffering from gnawing stomach pains. Which started first thing this morning. Went off and came back again after lunch. It is over 70F/21C in the room but I am feeling cold. I had to put a warm jacket on.
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